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 I myself  shall  see,  and  my  eyes  shall  behold, and not  another. This my  hope  is  laid  up in  my  bosom  "  (Job  xix.  25-27).

"The just  shall  live  forevermore;  and  their reward  is  with  the  Lord,  and  the  care  of  them with  the  Most  High"  (Wis.  v.  16),  "Who will  render  to  every  man  according  to  his works"  (Rom.  ii.  6).

'Tis sweet,  as  year  by  year  we  lose Friends out  of  sight,  by  faith  to  muse How grows  in  Paradise  our  store.

— Keble.

1. ONCE  upon  a  time  a  grand  banquet was prepared  in  the  palatial  residence of  a  millionaire. The appetizing odors of  the  viands  pervaded  the  whole house; strains  of  musical  instruments  delighted the  ear,  the  gorgeous  furniture  was  a joy  to  the  eye. In the  courtyard  of  the  residence stood  a  horse,  calmly  munching  its hay; the  music  did  not  bewilder  it,  and  the footmen who  hastened  hither  and  thither, carrying dishes  filled  with  all  the  delicacies of the  season,  aroused  no  longing  in  the horse, who  continued  to  eat  the  hay  with keen relish. The servants  thought  they would like  a  little  joke,  and  placed  soup, Toast meat,  and  vegetables  before  the  animal; however, it  thrust  them  all  aside,  and  went on eating  the  hay.

" No  one  can  possibly  wonder,"  I  think  I